He authored a glossary of the antique weapons of the world that remains one of the most comprehensive works ever written on the subject.
Stone developed and held eight patents relating to the industrial application of metallurgy and published more than 50 articles on the subject as well.
In 1935, a few months prior to his death, Stone was awarded the James Douglas Medal for his achievements in the field of non-ferrous metallurgy.
Stone must have thought rather early about the publication of an arms and armor glossary as his correspondence[5] with the director of the Peabody Museum in Salem (now: Peabody Essex Museum), Massachusetts, Lawrence Jenkins (1872–1961) demonstrates as Stone requests images on a variety of Asian arrows.
[7] Due to the position Stone held with the Zinc Company, he was required to frequently travel throughout the world.
Stone used this opportunity to visit arms dealers whenever possible in search for new items for his collection: LaRocca, Donald J.